Dhiraj Prasad Sahu

Politician

Indian Lohardaga, Jharkhand

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth23/11/1959
Age66 years
BirthplaceLohardaga, Jharkhand

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Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

_Bachelor of Arts

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Date of Birth23/11/1959
BirthplaceLohardaga, Jharkhand
Zodiac signSagittarius

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Family
WifeName not known
Children
SonHarshit
Daughter1
Parents
FatherBaldev Prasad Sahu
MotherSushila Devi
Siblings
Brother(s)6
SisterNone

Family

FatherBaldev Prasad Sahu (freedom fighter, social worker, industrialist)
MotherSushila Devi
Siblings6
SpouseName not known
ChildrenSon - Harshit, Daughter - 1

Career

_Politician
Political PartyIndian National Congress
Political Journey
  • From 1979 to 1983, member of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) at Ranchi University.
  • Office-bearer of the Congress party and member of the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
  • Lost Lok Sabha election in 2009 but elected to the Rajya Sabha in a by-election.
  • Lost Lok Sabha election again in 2014.
  • Elected to the Rajya Sabha for the third time in 2018.
  • Member, Committee on Coal and Steel (Aug. 2009 – May 2014).
  • Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power.
  • Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  • Member, Central Silk Board (Aug. 2010 – March 2011).
  • Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Sept. 2014 – July 2016).
  • Member, Committee on Coal, Mines, and Steel (from Sept. 2018).

Style Quotient

Car Collection
  • BMW
  • Fortuner
  • Pagero
  • Range Rover
Money Factor
Salary/IncomeApproximately Rs. 1 crore
Assets/Properties
Movable assets
CashRs. 15,00,000
Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial CompaniesRs. 2,42,31,965
Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companiesRs. 31,16,000
Immovable Assets
Non-Agricultural LandRs. 2,00,00,000
Residential BuildingsRs. 95,00,000
Net WorthRs. 32 crore (2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Dhiraj Prasad Sahu is a member of the Indian National Congress and has served three tenures as a Rajya Sabha MP.
2. He was imprisoned during the Jail Bharo Andolan in 1978.
3. Sahu has served on various parliamentary committees and has been active in political activities.
4. In 2023, the Income Tax department raided Sahu's Ranchi home.
5. He took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi in 2022.
6. Sahu's family is engaged in businesses including liquor, hotels, real estate, transportation, and fisheries.
7. His father, Baldev Sahu, contributed to India's post-independence economy in 1947.
8. Sahu's ancestral home in Lohardaga is sometimes called the 'White House of Lohardaga'.
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